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27 Nov 2025 - In today's edition: Momo partners with Thunes || South Africa wants to tax online betting || Lesaka finally acquires Bank Zero || Vodacom and Maziv…

26 Nov 2025 - Afam Nwaoboli taught himself to build websites, direct Nigerian music videos, and now, he wants every African creative to have easy access to AI.

26 Nov 2025 - The company believes the new cluster gives it the structure to build those products and compete in a market where users now expect more than…

26 Nov 2025 - Midddleman did not begin as an ambitious infrastructure play. In 2018, two fresh graduates, Omolara Sanni and Adeola Owosho, moved from Abeokuta to…

26 Nov 2025 - In today's edition: Hot take || Canva launches Johannesburg office || CBN cracks down on cheques || Vodacom partners with Google Cloud || Nigeria’s…

25 Nov 2025 - MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), the fintech platform of Nigeria’s largest mobile network operator, MTN, has inked a strategic partnership with…

25 Nov 2025 - Chui Ventures, an Africa-focused seed-stage fund, has raised $17.3 million for its debut fund, surpassing its $10 million target.

25 Nov 2025 - Zipline, a U.S.-based drone logistics company backed by Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital, is set to receive $150 million from the U.S. Department of…

25 Nov 2025 - Safaricom has completed upgrading its M-PESA APIs, Daraja, to version 3.0. About 25% of all M-PESA transactions now move through Daraja.

25 Nov 2025 - Credlock uses a phone-based lock system to manage risk and encourage timely repayments, extending credit to informal workers more safely.

25 Nov 2025 - The CBN has issued new dud cheque guidelines, introducing a five-year ban on customers who issue three bounced cheques.

25 Nov 2025 - The declaration document launches initiatives such as the AI for Africa Initiative, a voluntary platform, under the Africa-G20 cooperation umbrella,…

25 Nov 2025 - As VC funding tightens, Julaya is taking a different path: using debt instead of equity to scale across Francophone Africa. In this interview, CEO…

25 Nov 2025 - Permanent SASSA beneficiaries generally cannot change all their personal details online, especially for regular grants like the old age, disability,…

25 Nov 2025 - Freelancers often choose to get paid in stablecoins, giving them easier access to US dollars. Yet the biggest barrier has been the gap between how…

25 Nov 2025 - The crypto industry has lost billions to bridge hacks, leaving users wary of moving assets across chains. Hyperbridge, powered by Polkadot, aims to…

25 Nov 2025 - In today's edition: Uber goes electric in South Africa || Cell C’s IPO was a miss || Egypt wants to improve intra-African trade || Cool Stuff

24 Nov 2025 - Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc’s HabariPay is mirroring its parent’s obsession with cost control, operating at just 30.69% of its income,…

24 Nov 2025 - Adeyemi Adegbayi, a senior associate at the $40 million Catalyst Fund, talks to TechCabal on why he invests up to $2 million in climate tech startups.

24 Nov 2025 - GSMA’s research breaks Africa’s digital divide into four major categories: affordability, literacy, relevance, and trust.

24 Nov 2025 - M-KOPA Kenya, the Kenyan subsidiary of pay-as-you-go startup M-KOPA Holdings, has crossed $1.6 billion (KES 207 billion) in credit given to its…

24 Nov 2025 - Paystack fired Ezra Olubi, its co-founder, before concluding its investigation on the grounds of “significant negative reputational damage.”

24 Nov 2025 - At the 2025 Ogun Digital Summit on November 20, one message echoed loudly through the hall: build here, stay here.

24 Nov 2025 - Paystack co-founder Ezra Olubi has claimed that the company terminated his employment before completing an investigation into allegations of sexual…

24 Nov 2025 - In today's edition: Nomba is in the DRC || Vodacom wants a Safaricom stake || Bluworks raises $1M || Fusepay launches B2B platform || Special number

24 Nov 2025 - Table of contents Method 1: Move to iOS Method 2: Quick Share and AirDrop Method 3: Using cloud storage for selective transfers Method 4: Using a…

24 Nov 2025 - Safaricom is rolling out a record KES 40 billion debt plan to power its network upgrades and its expansion in Ethiopia while courting global ESG…

23 Nov 2025 - The round was led by Enza Capital, A15, and Beltone Venture Capital, with participation from Acasia Ventures alongside strategic angel investors.

22 Nov 2025 - When her mother's savings burned in a fire and banks rejected her, Rukayat Bello built Regxta—an agency banking platform now serving 25,000 Nigerians.

21 Nov 2025 - If you just purchased your iPhone and have yet to use it, this step is perfect for you because your iPhone will need to be formatted before migration.

21 Nov 2025 - The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant has been extended for another 14 months, now set to continue through March 2027.

21 Nov 2025 - Clarus works with early to growth-stage startups across various sectors to implement go-to-market strategies that increase their chances of success.

21 Nov 2025 - Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. This week, we explore seven African startups in the…

21 Nov 2025 - Nomba, a Nigerian fintech, has expanded into the DRC as it seeks new growth in a market where most people remain unbanked and cash reliant. 

21 Nov 2025 - The rollout follows its $350,000 pre-seed funding round in August, led by Hustle Fund.

21 Nov 2025 - Thelma Dike is a senior product designer at Chipper Cash, where she designs products that move the needle for users and the business alike. She has…

21 Nov 2025 - The Treasury plans to sell an undisclosed portion of its 34.9% stake in the telecoms operator before the end of the 2025/26 fiscal year, hoping to…

21 Nov 2025 - In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Thelma Dike || Safaricom plans $308M bond raise || Standard Bank 🤝 China || Who secured the bag? 💰

20 Nov 2025 - But beyond interest, each savings has its own features and limitations, depending on your goals and lifestyle. Here are the Nigerian savings apps…

20 Nov 2025 - You were probably short on cash, payday still some days or a week away, and beating yourself up over the jollof rice and ice cream you “splashed”…

20 Nov 2025 - Cutting out the dollar middleman means faster, simpler, and potentially cheaper cross-border deals with Africa’s biggest trading partner.

18 Nov 2025 - PartyVest is the all-in-one event app, backed by Piggyvest and Zrosk, and provides a seamless way to discover events and manage celebrations.

18 Nov 2025 - Pilgrims from West Africa have struggled for years with currency restrictions at home and unpredictable FX markets. Converting naira to Saudi riyals…

18 Nov 2025 - In this article, we highlight 22 notable examples from across the continent and explore why these changes happened.

18 Nov 2025 - Table of contents What Cloudflare actually does What happened and who was affected How the November 18 outage unfolded Why the load-balancing system…

18 Nov 2025 - Each year, nearly 200,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, and 1 million newborns die in their first month of life, according to the World…

18 Nov 2025 - E-commerce giant Jumia is weighing a return to expansion, with Tanzania and Angola emerging as potential new markets just a year after it exited…

18 Nov 2025 - Cloudflare, the backbone infrastructure that powers a huge slice of the internet, is experiencing a service disruption, causing glitches on websites…

18 Nov 2025 - The clarification comes after a week of industry anxiety and public outcry sparked by media reports that claimed SIM card holders would need to…

18 Nov 2025 - NaMaqal provides teams with tools to understand and use spoken feedback almost in real-time. It is currently working with UN agencies, Danish Refugee…